Brian Schatz
The Public Record
Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since December 26, 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz has focused on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and education during his time in office. He succeeded Daniel Akaka and has been an advocate for renewable energy and environmental protection, reflecting Hawaii's unique ecological challenges and opportunities.
The more micro you get, the more insidious it is, from an integrity standpoint.
While there is still more work to do, we can’t wait to celebrate its opening.
where is the redline? You know, a lot of us wake up every day trying to figure out, exactly how bad is it? Is this the moment that Republican Members of the U.S. Senate are going to stand up for not our rights but their rights and not just…
among the bills in the funding package that was signed into law yesterday was the State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill. And while people are understandably focused elsewhere, I want to take a moment to talk today about what is…
President Ronald Reagan founded the National Endowment for Democracy, in 1983, as an independent, nonprofit foundation with a bipartisan board, and since then, it has been the main way that the United States has helped to strengthen…
No regime-change wars. No regime-change wars. I heard it from leftists. I heard it from rightwing people. I heard it from Bernie Sanders. I heard it from Tulsi Gabbard. I heard it from Donald John Trump: No regime-change wars. And yet here…
S. 612 is a bipartisan bill that amends the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, which authorizes grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations to support recreational travel and…
when Republicans tell you over and over, over a period of generations, that they have no interest in protecting people's healthcare, you should take them seriously. For decades, since the days of Ronald Reagan, they have argued that…
this is exactly what it looks like. The President of the United States is going out of his way to make sure that people don't have enough to eat. And it is hard to believe because it does sound crazy; it does sound partisan. But he really…
a couple of weeks ago, I came to the floor to talk about where the Republicans are, and this is now--effectively, the House of Representatives has adjourned. The national legislature has adjourned. I want everyone to understand what is…
it is day 8 of the government shutdown, but it is day 19 of the House being on vacation. How is it possible that the party in charge of the government is sitting at home while the government is shut down? Well, let's take a look. This is…
preventing people from losing their healthcare should not be a partisan issue because outside of the four corners of this Capitol, it should not matter if you are a Democrat or a Republican or an Independent--we should all not want people…
I want to address the question that he asked, which I think is a legitimate one, which is: What is the hurry on the Affordable Care Act premiums? There is a really straightforward answer, which is that people are getting letters tomorrow…
Donald Trump is powerful, but he is not all-powerful. It is true that he is trying to consolidate power in illegal and dangerous ways, but it is also true that he is often failing to do that because of public opinion, because of markets…
What f****** difference does it make if this murderer was left or right. Pull yourself together, read a book, get some exercise, have a whiskey or walk the dog or make some pasta or go fishing or just do anything other than let this algo…
If you have 60, 65, 70 votes for something, just file cloture. Right? That is what you do. If you have got the votes, you just sort of move through the process of taking the vote. What they are asking for is unanimity, and we don't have…
the numbers do not lie. The job market is practically frozen. Unemployment is at its highest level in 4 years. Inflation is rising. Homebuilding is stagnant. The manufacturing sector is shrinking. To top it all off, Trump is raising the…
I join people on Maui and across Hawaii in honoring the life and service of Maui Police Department officer Suzanne O, who was tragically killed in the line of duty on August 15, 2025. Over the course of her service with the Maui Police…
people voted for Donald Trump for all kinds of reasons, but the main reason was that they thought he would bring down the price of goods, groceries, food, housing, gas. Whatever his other faults, he was good for your money, people thought…
the mass starvation and death sweeping through Gaza is a moral tragedy and a strategic abomination. What started as a war with a just cause--to go after Hamas for the unspeakable atrocities it committed on October 7 and bring home the…
when it comes to one of the most basic necessities in life for people--housing--both political parties have failed. Both political parties have failed. Housing costs more than ever today, with the median home costing five times as much as…
Dr. Fredrick ``Skip'' Burkle, Jr., is a distinguished veteran, physician, and humanitarian whose service to our Nation exemplifies the highest ideals of courage and compassion. Throughout his career, Dr. Burkle has selflessly dedicated his…





